Journal article
Validity of the International Classification of Diseases 10th revision code for hospitalisation with hyponatraemia in elderly patients
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the validity of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) diagnosis code for hyponatraemia (E87.1) in two settings: at presentation to the emergency department and at hospital admission.
DESIGN: Population-based retrospective validation study.
Authors
Gandhi S; Shariff SZ; Fleet JL; Weir MA; Jain AK; Garg AX
Journal
BMJ Open, Vol. 2, No. 6,
Publisher
BMJ
Publication Date
2012
DOI
10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001727
ISSN
2044-6055